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Last update: 7/3/07 |
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FDNY rescuing a fallen brother from the WTC site. Pic courtesy of Newsday. |
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As I continue to try and comprehend the scope of the Sept. 11th attack, and especially to comprehend the losses of firefighters (which hits close to home since I was one many years ago), it occurred to me that anything that could be said in memoriam has already been said. From the cliches, to the honest good wishes & prayers offered, its all been said before. To once again say here on this page that my thoughts & prayers are with all of the attack victims, and especially the cops & firefighters, might sound trite. But its true. Very true. Now that I think about it, maybe condolences can't be said enough. (10/11/01) |
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A multimedia WTC Tribute |
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Another WTC tribute |
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I've always had an interest in this topic. I spent 5 years as a volunteer firefighter/EMT. Later, I established my local Community Watch program, and directed it for two years. I also founded a Community Watch Coordinator's Association where program leaders county-wide could meet to share ideas. I was instrumental in bringing cell phone use to my program, as well as neighboring ones. Geez, this is starting to sound like a resume. But the point is that we should all do our part to make our little corner of the world a little better, and I think I've done my part, for awhile at least. |
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THE FIREFIGHTING YEARS: Every picture tells a story--Just click on them! |
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Of the two ambulances my station had, this was my favorite. It had an awesome stereo. A heavy metal tape was all we needed to drown out that annoying siren on the way to a call. Click on the picture for more pictures of fire apparatus from around the East coast. |
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That's me on the left, repairing the hole made by my associates. As usual, I got most of the less glamourous tasks because I never complained. Click on the picture to see more photos of this particular incident and read the story behind it. |
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Click on the picture of the burned out car for the story behind it. |
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Click on the picture for comments. |
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Santa sure looks handsome, eh? Not all fire service is gloom & doom. This was a really enjoyable thing to do. Click on picture for a story. |
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Click on the picture for commentary. |
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FIRE LINKS |
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Firefighting.org--a general fire service site |
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Hall of Flame--an online firefighting museum. |
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This is another museum site. |
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Fire/EMS news & information |
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Another news & information site |
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Emergency.com--news & reference site |
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Firehouse.com--news & more
Someone's personal page that I found during a Yahoo search for fire sites. It has some interesting links. |
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U.S. Fire Administration--The USFA is a section of FEMA. This site has interesting fire data. And clicking on the "fire safety" link gives product recall information. This is just one of several links on the site that I found interesting. |
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National Interagency Fire Center--Thanks to LeeW. for the link. |
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FDNY.net--E-Zine |
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Good links page |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT LINKS |
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FBI most wanted list
Secret Service
U.S. Marshals most wanted list
Yahoo's listing of links to local "most wanted" sites
America's Most Wanted (AMW)
Mostwanted.org--Not affiliated with AMW. Has state-by-state & international listings.
Delaware's Most Wanted
Listing of State Police pages
Policeguide.com bills itself as "your guide to cop culture." Very interesting, to say the least.
Bozo Criminal of the Day has stories about stupid criminals.
Yahoo search results for "Law Enforcement"--Hours of interesting surfing can be done here.
Delaware State Police dispatcher (live broadcast)
Coplink.com--miscellaneous law enforcement links
National Organization for Victim Assistance--site for crime & disaster victims |
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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRIES
If you care about your kids and who they are interacting with, you will check out these sites. If you don't see one that applies to your area, I suggest calling your local prosecutor's office or law enforcement agency to find out if some of your community's most dangerous people are on the web. My other suggestion would to do your own web search with the specific words "sex offender registry." |
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Delaware's Registered Sex Offenders |
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Yahoo search results--May have a link that applies to your area. |
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Clicking on this brings you to a site that has links to sex offender registries of most states. |
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Clicking on this takes you to an excellent page with parole release information for some areas, as well as a link to the national sex offender database. |
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MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTING LINKS |
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Speedtrap.com--Has information on speed traps in your area. You can even submit one of your own.
Same idea here but specifically for the U.S. Interstate System |
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APB News--Has news stories with a law-enforcement slant. |
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Lots of safety links--Has links for everything from EMS, to Hazmat, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management. Ignore the top section of the page. |
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This police car site has pictures of police cars from all over the world, and links to other pages that deal specifically with U.S. vehicles. Its always good information to know when you're speeding in other states or countries. (just kidding) |
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National Safe Kids Campaign |
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This I found really interesting. It is the U.S. Navy's report of firefighting efforts during the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. |
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Policescanner.com--listen live to police/fire/EMS services around the country. |
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Another audio site |
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Kidsindanger.org--Product safety recalls |
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My Fire truck picture page |
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The Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice |
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Emergency Management: Status of School Districts’ Planning and Preparedness |
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Federal Judicial Center |
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